No. 61 NASA Super Guppy brings home 1st Major Piece of Shuttle Trainer

June 30th, 2012 Boeing Field King County International Airport, Seattle Washington John Brecher / msnbc.com  One of the strangest flying metal bird in aviation history came by Seattle, Wa to drop off its first of three special deliveries. Just before noon NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, carrying Crew Compartment of the Space Shuttle Trainer, broke through some low ceiling clouds just in time to make a low level flyover over the runway before...

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No. 60 Shooting Fireworks: The Basics

In this tutorial on "Shooting Fireworks" I will go over some things to concider when planing your evening night out under the phospherous sparklers, your camera settings, list accessories that will help you improve your chances at capturing good quality images for beginning photo enthusiats to more experienced photo enthusists. Happy Holidays and have a Safe Night out Shooting!!! Firework displays are definitely spectacular events to...

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No. 59 Brackett's Landing, Edmonds

Brackett's Landing Edmonds, WA Location: Brackett's Landing and the Underwater Park is located immediately next to the Edmonds terminal of the Kingston ferry. Take I-5 to Edmonds and follow the signs towards the ferry. Don't get in the ferry lanes. Turn left towards the ferry at the intersection at the front of the ferry lane. Turn right into the Brackett's landing parking lot immediately across the railroad tracks. Gear Used:   Washington...

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No. 58 Anacortes, WA Homeport to the San Juans

Distance from Seattle, WA = 90 miles aprox 1hr 30min drive time  Anacortes is homeport to the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest. Located on Fidalgo Island, it is conveniently situated halfway between Seattle and Vancouver BC and is the destination point for the San Juans and International ferry runs for Washington State. Whether you are planning a day trip or a vacation, Anacortes has something for everyone. Whale...

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No. 57 Edmonds Pier & Marina

Rating : 4 out 5 Distance from Seattle, WA : 17 miles Reason to go: Edmonds offers a small town feel right up against the shoreline of Puget Sound. It has views of Puget Sound and both the Olympic Mountains and Cascade Range. It is a port in the Washington State Ferries system. Currently, the only ferry from Edmonds is a run to Kingston, Washington. There are many tiny shops dotting the streets around downtown from a cheese monger, fashion stores ...

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No. 56 CAF "Sentimental Journey visits FHC

Flying Heritage Collection Paine Field 3407 109th Street SW Everett, WA 98204 website: http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplateHome.aspx?contentId=1 Commemorative Air Force based out of Mesa, Arizona will be at FHC this weekend through Monday June 25th, 2012 this year with their 1944 B-17G "Sentimental Journey." You can find more Information on the B17 and History on "Sentimental Journey" from the CAF website. Front Nose section showing The...

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No. 55 Pioneer Cemetery, Mukilteo

Pioneer Cemetery 513 Webster Street Mukilteo, WA 98275 Through September 27th, 2012 visitors to the Pioneer Cemetery can listen to an audio tour of the site by calling 585-797-1404. You will be asked to enter the corresponding stop number of the grave you are viewing, to hear the recorded biographies. Each stop of the tour is about 2min in length, the whole tour takes about 1 hour. The  first  known  burial in Mukilteo,...

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No. 54 Collings Foundation Visits Paine Field

Historic Flight Foundation 10719 Bernie Webber Drive Mukilteo, WA 98275 Website: http://historicflight.org/hf/ Collings Foundation visits Historic Flight Foundation  This past weekend Friday June 15th, 2012 through Monday June 18th, 2012 Collings Foundation visited Paine Field Airport and where guests of Historic Flight Foundation at Kilo 7.  The collection brought in three of its aircraft for its Wings of Freedome Tour 2012 stop...

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No. 53 FHC Fly Day "NEW AMERICAN AIRPOWER"

Flying Heritage Collection 3407 109th Street Southwest Everett, WA 98204 Please note: These maintenance flights are planned activities, but somewhat tentative, based on weather conditions, pilot availability and the mechanical condition of the aircraft. Decisions to cancel Fly Day may not be made until shortly before the flight, so if you have a concern please call FHC prior to your visit. Flying Heritage Collection website Flying Heritage...

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No. 52 Velodrome at Marymoor Park

Velodrome 6046 West Lake Sammmasmish Parkway NE Redmond, WA Directions: The Velodrome at Marymoor Park is located in Marymoor Park, 6046 West Lake Sammamish Parkway NE, Redmond, WA. From I-5 or I-405, take State Route 520 east to the West Lake Sammamish Parkway exit. At the bottom of the ramp, go right (southbound) on W. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE. The park entrance is the next left at the traffic light. Marymoor is also accessible by foot,...

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